Abstract:
Electrical connector apparatus including a mechanically actuated linear cam bar adapted to provide contact closure and contact wipe for the contacting elements connecting to the edge connectors of a printed circuit board. A frame supporting the main circuit board includes a drawbolt device which causes a linear cam bar to move in a forward and backward direction. Cam surfaces on the cam bar transmit a vertical downward movement to a connector housing to cause the contacts to make with the edge connectors of a printed circuit card inserted therein. After the contacts are made, sets of pins operated by a second cam surface on the cam bar function to move the card vertically upward to produce a wiping action between the edge connector on the card and the pin contacts in the connecting board.